The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-05
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The Story of Capt. Samuels-How Two
Sea Captains aided a Lady TO Escape
from Turkish Pasha.
From the Youths Companion


Sea Captains aided a Lady TO Escape
from Turkish Pasha.
From the Youths Companions
Capt Samuels, while waiting at Constan-
tinople for repairs on his ship Manhattan.
became acquainted with Swede, a Capt.
H, whose ship was also lying in the har
Dor. One afternoon the two captains, with
eight or ten others. were passing, as their
custom was through the street which led
to the landing whence they took their boats
10 20 on board their ships Blank walls
twenty feet high extended 800 feet along
both sides of the street and inclosed the
palaces of two pashas
Only the windows of the upper stories
could be seen. One Of these windows was
suddenly thrown open and a beautiful
woman appeared at it. She threw something
over the wall and closed the window.
1t was note and all the captains rushed
to pick it up. The Swede pocKeted it. On
arriving at the landing he invited Capt.
Samue!s on board his ship
Once on board the note was opened by
the Swede, who read it. and. with great
agitation, handed it to Capt Samuels, say
ing: Read and tell me what TO do.n The
note was written in a good English hand
and read as follows:
81 know you are Christians and will save
me from this life of degradation. Intombed
in this haTen | appeal to you to save me.
God, | know, viii open your hearts, give
wisdom, and guide you to morrow night to
a silken thread thrown from this window.
near where you found my note. To the
thread attach your answer. Death awaits
discovery
Il will marry her if we rescue her and if
she will CONSENT exclaimed the romantic
Swede, laying his right hand reverently on
the ships Bible. He afterward kept his
word.
The two captains laid their plans. The
next night they remained on shore, know
ing that being sailors they could, with the
aid of piasters, pass the gates of the streets,
though they were closed at night
| The two captains, apparently half drunk.
| staggered up to the guards. handed them
! 100 piascers, and passed through the gate,
/ Each carried the usual paper lantern and
was well armed. The thread was found
and their note of reply attached The note
was pulled up.
The note said that on the fifth night they
would attach strong line to the end of the
/ cord and to il a rope-lad Ter, which she was
/ to pull up. Directions were given as to how
| she was TO secure the ladder and descend it.
The next night an answer read that the
| lady, assisted by a trusty eunuch, would
| provide the ladder which they must pull
| toward them by cord weighted by a silken
| purse containing jewels. II also babe them
think we'll OF the danger as death would be
| the penalty il they were discovered.
On the eventful night the two captains
reached the gate, apparently in a drunken
condition, feed the guards as before, passed
through, found the cord and the purse. The
cord was pulled gently and drew down "a
/ la ider made of silk
| The two captains put their weights upon
it TO keep it from swaying A burden was
felt upon it, anu man III a white tunic
sprang from the ladder, muttered some
| thing, sprang up the ladder and disap-
peared.
Presently the strain announced that some
one was descending. 1t was the lady. She
sprang to the ground, followed by the man,
her faithful slave Falling on his knees, he
begged to be taken with her. 1t was impos-
slble, as 1t would precipitate the discovery
OF her flight.
The laIy was calm and the party passed
through the gate, throwing handful Of
piasters on the ground. While the guard
vas picking up the money Capt. Samuels
locked the gate and threw away the key.
Hearing tramping feet behind, they hur-
ried TO the boat. pulled a. quietly as possible
way at once that she might be in the Sea Of
| Maimora before sunrise.
Capt. Samuel returned 10 his own vessel
and in a few days sailed for Odessa. On his
| return he was warned not to stop at Goa
stantinople, as he was suspected OF aidiug
the escape of one of the wives of pasha III
the Turkish army. He ran by the forts,
and received shots which did him no harm.